David Moran
Research:
David is a Lord Kelvin Adam Smith Fellow at the University of Glasgow and lead of the Nano-Electronic Diamond Devices and Systems group. His research experience lies in the areas of nano-fabrication, device design and simulation, and material and device high frequency characterisation.
David is also a member of the Institute of Physics Semiconductor Physics Group Committee and panel member of the British Council Researcher Links initiative.
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David enjoys many outdoor activities such as mountaineering, snowboarding, running and mountain biking.
Stephen Russell
Research:
Stephen recently completed his PhD studying hydrogen-terminated diamond for the use in high performance electronics. Diamond is well suited to this task as it possesses high intrinsic carrier mobility, large band gap, high breakdown field and high thermal conductivity. His research has already demonstrated the high frequency potential of this material system with a world record cut-off frequency of 53 GHz obtained for a 50 nm gate length FET. His post-doctoral research focuses on maximising the power potential of these devices through a project funded by the European Space Agency.
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In his spare time Stephen enjoys travelling and has been lucky enough to travel coast to coast across both the U.S.A. and Australia as well as visiting diamond mines in South Africa! Closer to home Stephen is an avid football fan and long suffering Bolton Wanderers supporter and when not reading scientific literature for work he also enjoys reading for pleasure especially the fantasy and sci-fi genres.
Andrew Greer
Research:
Andrew is a 3rd year PhD student with a project focused on the processing of nano-patterns for mechanical and biological applications. Over the course of his PhD he has studied: Boron Doped Diamond Electrodes, Diamond Membrane Nano-pores for Particle Sensing, Ultra Nano Crystalline Diamond as a Nano-stamp for Hard Bulk Metal, PH Sensitive Diamond Micro Probes, Diamond T-gate & Flash Imprint Stamps and High Power Diamond Diodes.
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Andrew appeared on the BBC last year following the diamond coin he fabricated for the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee. Beyond his PhD Andrew’s other interests have also attained BBC exposure with interviews about his weekend job as a comedy show manager and his recent success in the UK a cappella championships also making the cut.
Kevin Crawford
Research:
Exploring the use of the diamond material system in fabricating effective nano-scale electronic devices. Interest in diamond as a semiconductor stems directly from a range of desirable properties which other semiconductors cannot match. While a proven candidate for electronic applications it is important to develop stable device fabrication techniques that specifically overcome the challenges which working with diamond presents.
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Kevin is a registered STEM ambassador. STEMNET creates opportunities to inspire young people in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics. Visit http://www.stemnet.org.uk for more information.